A Major Reason for the Increase in School Attendance by Children

question 134

Multiple Choice

A major reason for the increase in school attendance by children between 1999 and 2011 throughout the world was:

• A)the abolishment of school fees.
• B)the creation of labor laws forbidding child labor.
• C)an increase in the minimum wages adults could earn.
• D)All of these contributed significantly to the increase in school attendance by children.

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Definitions:

Standardized Test Statistic

A calculated value from sample data that has been transformed to conform to a standard scale, used in hypothesis testing to determine how far a sample statistic differs from what is expected under the null hypothesis.

Matched Pairs

An experimental design where pairs of subjects are matched based on certain criteria to compare effects of different treatments.

Population of Differences

Refers to the set of differences obtained by subtracting one set of values from another, often used in paired samples analysis.

Paired-Difference T-Test

A statistical method used to compare two related or paired groups by analyzing the differences within each pair.